Google has completed its $5.4 billion acquisition of security outfit Mandiant.
The deal, announced in March, will see Mandiant retain its brand and join Google Cloud.
Together they will deliver an end-to-end security operations suite with “even greater capabilities to support customers across their cloud and on-premise environments”, a statement said.
Thomas Kurian, CEO of Google Cloud, said buying Mandiant will help organisations reinvent security to meet requirements.
“The completion of this acquisition will enable us to deliver a comprehensive and best-in-class cybersecurity solution”, he said.
“We believe this acquisition creates incredible value for our customers and the security industry at large. Together, Google Cloud and Mandiant will help reinvent how organizations protect themselves, as well as detect and respond to threats.”
It also means that Google Cloud gains threat intelligence and incident response services capabilities.
Mandiant CEO Kevin Mandia said Google’s acquisition will create an “incredible opportunity”.
“Mandiant is driven by a mission to make every organisation secure from cyber threats and confident in their readiness”, he added.
“Combining our 18 years of threat intelligence and incident response experience with Google Cloud’s security expertise presents an incredible opportunity to deliver with the speed and scale that the security industry needs.”
